Sprinkler



Dec. 8, 1925;

I s. BUELNA ET AL SPRINKLER Filed Oct. 29, 1923 V a citizen of the United States, and HnNnr Patented Dec. 8, 1925.

A STA S! GUADAL'UPE BUELNA AND HENRI; EUGENE JEREivr'IE 'vAoHER orsnirrii'r iniaiitlifi CALIFORNIA;-- SAID B ELNir ASSIGNO'R TWSAIDT AGHERB SPRINKLER.

Application filed October 29, 1923; Serial No: 671,339?

To qlljwkom it may concern-v Be it known that, we, GUADALUPE BUELNA,

Etienne; Jnnnrr n VAoHnR,--a citizen of Qanada, resid ng at; Santa" Barbara, county of Santa Barbara,v and State Of Calliornia,

have' invented ,ya certain .new, ,and .useful Sprinkler of which the ctollowing is speci ficatioin v Our nvention relates to a device fordistributing 'waterand it hasjflespecial reference to a water sprinkler headset the 1type;ar

provide Y a, sprinkler head by which large quantities of ;water;,may be thrown and in which the quantity of water discharged from the'sprinklenliead may be controlled; at all time's. 4

Another object. of the invention is to pro-- vide" a sprinkling arrangement from which. aplurality' of streams of water? maybe PIQ-p whichimayflbe Yso adjusted that jectedfand v i 7 both the, number of 'streamsof ates-dis? charging from the head and also, the capaC-, ity ofthe'str'eams may be regulated as need ed or desired "whereby irrigation of areas may be made as required by the condition of the soil or earth 3 1 I Another object .of the invention isto simplify the construction of a sprinklerhead,:

provide Ta rotating. sprinkler in Whichtricby anyone. 7 7

Fig. 2is a planv ew of a water distributing or water whirling member, and

' Fig. 3 is a sectionalview of a housing nut for containing the water whirling means Referringto the drawing, the invention is shown as consisting of a-T-fitting 1, the lateral branches'Zand ,3, of which are internally' threaded to receive the oppositely di rected sprinkling arms 4: and 5. and the vertical branch of whichisf .internally threaded I for connection with asectionof vpipe 6, :here- J inafter ,1i1ore, 'e' specially referred to. Each same and-communicating withs-a Valve-hous 7 0 saidtransverse wall llrandwith the*space"- below; said .wall and'arranged -in line with' the flow of Water; The reduced "portionjof ports 13 and l l whicha're arranged to'b'e 7 brought into register with the lateral outlet member in rotating same" for adjustment;

Other objects will appear am the ren wtnw ardly: from the: periphery'rof the dislr' and is providedwith a lateral outlet opening? 1 and 8, diametrically smaller than the interf na'l diameter of the branches. Associated with said T-fit-ting' 1, for axial .moveme'nt relative thereto,- is a hollow tubular 'bo'd'y9, 1' 1 constituting ,;substantially 'valve," and formed/with a shoulder l0,"=iproviding"ia bearing for said tubularmember *or valve 9" upon the top of the 'T-fittingl ThisholloW member or valve =9ji's for-med" with'a transverse =wall l 11, having- 1a constricted; central ranged for rotary motion which -may be i, maintainedjby fthei' water 3 passing through; same, the 1object.of the ,inventionbeing to passageway: 12, extended vertically through ing 9 in said tubular valve memberfliabove' said valve is provided with opposed'lateral ports-or openings 791K138 respectively in thebranches '2 and 3 respectively of'the'Tfitting "ff .1. The" bottom of the tubular member '9'is flared-or expanded-portion15jis extended into an annulargroove=l6 within said T'-fit ting; 1* whereby the valve 9 maybe rotated and at the same time prevented from'bein'g" withdrawn, 'The-"rportionr-of saidtubular"?v member "or body 9, that" extends beyond the" g p M upper'end of the fitting is exterior'ly formejd tion is reducedto a minlmum and assembly and nascent-magi the parts made possible for the accommodation of aw'l'enchor other that is for, establishing communication be:

tweenqthe lateral branchesh2 and'3 respectively and controllingthe watersupply 'plpe'" 6' through, the tubular memberf 'or valvejt),

orshutting of the 'suppjly'o'f' wa ter- 'to said n 9 5 branches 2 and 3 respectively: -Theu p 1 -1 portion of the valve 9 is threaded internally I i for receiving ,a threadedsprinkling' nozzle- 117, which is'providedwith a wate'r'ouftlet 18 ,through which I the ';wate'r escapes after be 100 ing given a whirling motion by deflecting '1' meanszil9, which is forced into saidsp'rink :the metal .betweehaeach ncision being twist-" i 7 'metal body the ed or bent so that the edges 21 and 21 extend to opposite sides of the plane of the or disk 19, whereby four distinct inclined surfaces are provided. The water, entering through the passageway 12, impinges against the metal deflecting means 19 and is given a whirling motion as it enters into and escapes from the sprinkler nozzle 17. In this manner a dispersion of the water is efiectedover a large area, the quantity of water passing through same being regulable'by a ball valve 22 within the space between the ported wall 11, and the metal disk or deflecting means 19, which by movement of the sprinkler nozzle 17 within the upper part of the valve 9, may be caused to-permit the unseating of said ball valve 22 prefer-a bly of compressible material, asrubber, to

. greater or lesser extents orhold said ball valve '9, seated to prevent entirely the egress of any water. Bymanipulation of the valve 9 relatively to the T-iitting 1 the sprinkler arms 4 and 5 and the sprinkler nozzle 17 three definite streams of water may be thrown from'the sprinkler head, and the quantity of each stream may be regulated as needed; the water passing through the nozzlel'? may be shut 01f while the water is escaping from the sprinkler arms 4: and 5; water may be entirely shut off from the sprinkler arms 4 and 5 while the water is passing through thenozzle 17; finally, by'

manipulation of the valve 9 and the nozzle 17 no water may pass through the sprinkler.

The vertical ranch of the T-fittingl is connected to a section of pipe 6, as prev1 ous 1y stated, and this pipe section 6 is provided with an annular extension 23 forming a bearing surface for the pipesection 6, when it is revolved with the sprinkler head. This pipesection 6 is extended through an externally threaded sleeve 24, between which and the pipe section 6 is alining of anti-frictionmater-ial 25, as Babbitt metal, which fills an annular groove 26 in and extends beyond the said sleeve, as shown, and providesa bearing surface for-the pipe section 6 duringtherevolution thereof.

A reducer 27 threadedly engages the sleeve 24 and is connected with a source of water supply 28 for the sprinkler;

hat we claim, is: I

l. A sprinkler comprising a water distributing head, a water supply stand pipe, a means for associating said distributing head with said stand pipe'to have rotatory movement relative to said stand pipe, said distributing head having lateral branches and reduced passageways communicating with said branches, sprinkler arms adjustably carried in said branches and disposed with. respect; thereto to effect'rotation' of said sprinkler head, a tubular valve member wlthm and connected with said sprinkler head sald valve member movable with and V a valve member said branches 7 distributing assa 'ewa and a valve housm a'valve" wlthin said housing and a water nozzle advjustable in said housing to control thesupply of water to said nozzle.

2. A sprinkler comprising a water distributing head rotatably associated with a suitable water supply and formed with later ally extended branches for sprinkler arms,

within and movable relatively to and with said distributing head to control the supply of water to said sprinkler arms, said valve member formed with a' valve housing and said valve housing,

.ing of said'valve water stream directing nozzle adgustable in a. port connecting with said housing to operate said valve and there{ L by control the passage of water through the port in said housing.

3. A sprinkler comprising a water dis-I tributing head rotatably associated with a suitable water laterally extended branches for sprinkler arms, a ported valve member within said distributing head and associated with said head to have relative rotatable movement to control the water supply to said sprinkler arms, said valve member formed with a valve housing and, a vertical water passageway communicatingwith said housing, a compressible valve within said housing operable by the water to unseat same, and a vertical stream directing nozzle adjustable in said housing to operate said compressible valve and control the flow of Water through said vertical passageway. 1 Y i 4. A. sprinkler comprising a water distributing head rotatably associated with a water supply pipe and formed with laterally extended branches for sprinkler arms, an

open ended-tubular valve member connected with said distributing head and provided with lateral ports for directing the water to and sprinkler arms, said tubular valve member movable relatively to said head and formed with a transverse wall having a vertical passageway and a valve housing a compressible valve in said housing, and a nozzle adjustable in said housing to operate said valve in controlling the flow of water through the passageway in said wall. I

5." A sprinkler comprising a water distributing exits for water, a tubular valve' member within and rotatable with said head and axially movable independently of said head i to control the flow of water through said a-val-ve within the housmember, and a vertical stand pipe and formed with head rotatably associated with a water supply pipe and formed with lateralv and a water directing nozzle adjustable in said housing to operate said valve and thereby control the passage of water through said vertical passageway.

6 6. A sprinkler comprising a water dis-1 tributing head rotatably associated with a water supply pipe and having lateral Water outlets, a valve member Within and rotatable with and independently of said dis- 1 tributing head to control the flow of the member formed with a vertical passageway, a nozzle in said valve member for directing upwardly a stream of water and means controllable by said nozzle for regulating the flow of water to said nozzle.

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'water through said Water outlets, said valve In testimony whereof We have set our I 

